Feed-mixer.



E. s. DIXONKQH, E. WERNER.

FEED MIXER.

APPLICATION TILED JUNE 24, 1912.

Patented May 20. 1913.

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I i i E ll-I E. S. DIXON & H. E. WERNER.

FEED MIXER.

APPLICATION FILED mm: 24, 1912.

Patented May 20, 1913.

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WITNESSES:

ATIDR .66 c rical :in shape. Extend UNITED STATES. PATENT OF ELBERT S.DIXON AND HENRY E. WERNER, OF HOUSTON, TEXAS.

\ FEED-MIXER.

1 Speciflcationof Letters Patent. I Application 1 16a June 24, 1912.Serial No."705,652.

Patented ivray'ao, 1913.

Toad! whom it ma concernr; i I

' Be it known that we, EILBER'r 'S. DIXON and HENRY E. WE NER, citizensof the -United States, residin at Houston, in the county of Harris andtate of Texas; have invented certain new and useful Improve ments inFeed-Mixers, of which thefollow 'in -is a specification. y I v llgurinvention relates to new and useful improvementsfin feed mixers.The-objectof this invention is to provide-a device ofthe characterdescribed constructed for' the purpose of mixing such feed as is usedfor stock 1 consumption and compre- 5 bend a mechanism wherebythe syrupcommonly used asan ingredient ,in such foods maybe applied to andthoroughly mixed therewith. Thisudevice is so constructed as to receivethe feed from the usual feed bin and transfer the same to the mixingchamr wherein it is thoroughlymixed and mingledwith the syrup and fromwhich it is transferred to aco'nveyer and thencedeliv ceiving theprepared feed. Y -With ,the above'and other objects '4 I in viewthe'in'vention has particular relation to certain novel-features ofconstruction, operag' tion and arrangement ofparts, an example so ofwhich ,isgiven in this specification and ffli'llus'trated' in theaccompanying drawings,

where1n-' Figu're 1 is a sideelevation of thedevice "'s hown1partiallyinsection. Fig, 2 is an end g "jllooki'ng ,tow'ardione end of the ma-' asv I hii e, 3 is an end 1vi'ew of the other'end helinachingand Fig. 4'isan end view ir 'tojth'at shown in Fig. 3, but partially 'showhg'insection.

Referring now more particularly to the elevated from the feed bin 3. iThis elevator I consists of the usual belt .tcarrying'elevator buckets5,said belt operating upon suitable rollers 6 and 7 the'latter of which isdriven through shaft 8 mounted in'1;suitable hearing; carried by themixer casing.

' eneath' the measurin chamber 1 is the mixin" chamber 9 which isapproximately ng axially rough chamber ered to the bags on otherreceptacle for redrawings, wherein like numerals of referencedesl na-tesimilar parts n each of the the side thereof is an angle-iron sn land,transversely of ,the mixer is a shaft 10 which is rotatable in suitablehearings in the ends of said cham, ber. This shaft is providedwi-th aplurality of radiating arms'or agitators 11 arranged therealong andprovided for thepurpose of agitating the contents or said feed chamber.One en of the shaft 10 carries the rigidly/ mounted spur gear wheel 12which meshes with and receives rotation from the spur gear wheel 13rigidly, mounted uponr-th'e shaft -14,\operating insuitableg bearings inthe end wall of the mixericasingf The shaft 14 has arigidly'mounted puley 15 which receives rotation from a suitable motor (not shown). Theshaft 10 also carries a rigidly mounted pulley-16 through which rotationis imparted to the pulley 17, carried by the shaft 8, through the belt18.

The bottom of the measuringchamber/l fij is-p'rovided with two trapdaorsp, 'ar: ranged toopen downwardly Two arms 20," 20 aresecured to thesame shaft 20, one .onfl each end of the end/walls of the rheasuringlchamber 1 and to the free ends of thesearms are pivoted two pairsioflinks 21, 21, whose g lower ends are also pivoted to the free sides ofthe trap doors 19, 19. A hand lever 22 is rigidly secured to one endofthe shaft 20 and as said hand lever is manipulated up 3 and down, acorresponding movementis-img partedto the free ends of the arms 20, 20,and to the links 21, and the doors 1%) may thus'bev opened by a downwardmovement of the lever 22 and closed by an upward movement thereof, andwhen a suitable quantity" of teed is delivered into the measurin chamber1, the lever 22 may be manipulated downwardly and the contents ofv themeasuring chamber will be discharged through the trap doors 19 into themixing chamber 9.

In the upper part of the mixing chamber is arranged a syrup receptacle23 which is cylindrical in shape and extends entirely along said chamberfrom end to end of the mixer. This receptacle is rotatable in suit ablebearings in -the end'walls o f'the mix= in chamber 9 and one endthereofjisprovided with a flexible inlet pipe 24 connected thereto bymeans of a SWlVGl'jOlIll; 25. Se-

curedsto the casing of the measuring chamber and-projecting out somedistance from.

port- 26 from the free end-of w min is a.

dependin rod 27, g rod2'l and thereon. a

has a limited sli able fmornm nt.

receptacle 28 is suppgirtd iiwthis 1' T The numeral 29 refers to a syrupcask which is supported above the receptacle 28 and from the bottomthereof leads a flexible pipe 30 which conducts the syrup from said caskand discharges the same through the top of the receptacle 28..

The numeral 31 refers to a link whose upper end is pivoted to thesupport 26 and whose lower end is pivoted to the beam 32. The outer endof this beam is pivoted to the top of thereceptacle 28 and the other endthereof supports a weight 33.

The rod 27 carries two valves 34 and 35 rigidly mounted thereon andwithin the .receptacle 28. The former of these valves is arranged toclose the discharge end of the pipe 30 and the latter is arranged toclose the receiving end of the pipe 24.

'lVhen the receptacle 28 is empty, the weight will operate through thebeam to hold said receptacle elevated in which case the valve will restagainst the receiving end of the pipe 2.4- and close thesame, asshown-in Fig. 1 and the valve 34 is so positioned onthe rod 27 as toopen the discharge end of the pipe 30 when the receptacle 28 iselevated. When syrup has been admitted to the receptacle 28 until itbecomes sufliciently heavy to over-balance the weight 33, said weightwill be elevated and the receptacle will move downwardly carrying thedischarge end of the pipe 30 against the valve 3e and cutting oil theflow ofsyrup and the receiving end of the pipe 24 will move away fromthe valve 35 and will thus be open and the syrup will flow from thereceptacle'28 into the receptacle 23.

Underneath the free end of the beam 32 and pivoted at one end to thecasing of the measuring chamber is a trigger 36, whose pivoted end isprovided with a shoulder 37 and dependi'ig from the, support 26 is astrong coil spring 38 attached to the lower end of which is a hook 39which engages over said shoulder 37. The beam 32 also carries a spring40 Whose lower end carries a catch 41 which engages underneath the freeend of the trigger 36. The free end of the beam 32 passes through anoblong slot 42 in the hook 39. This slot is of sufficient length topermit the beam 32 to have a slight vertical movement therein.

When the receptacle 28 receives a suiticient quantity of syrup to causeit to overbalance the weight 33, the free end of the beam. 32 movesupwardly in the slot 42. This upward movement of the free end of saidbeam exerts a pull through the catch 41 upon the free end of the trigger3G and disengages the hook 39 from the shoulder 37 of'said trigger. llhen the trigger 36 is disengaged, the hook 39 is released to the pull ofthe spring 38 which operates to suddenly elevate the free end of thebeam 32 and closes the discharge end of the pipe 30 and noeaose opensthe receiving end of the pipe 24. When the free end of the beam 32 1ssuddenly elevated, it is forced to engageover' the spring catch 43depending from the inner end of the support 26 and the pipe 30 is 36 andsaid trigger is open, as shown in 1 and will so remain until asutiicient quantity of syrup is again admitted to overbalance the weightIt is obvious that the quantity of syrup will be varied in accordancewith the size of said weight 33 or in accordance with the adjustment ofthe weight on the beam-32 i The receptacle 23 is provided along itsupper sidewith a row of orifices l4 and after the feed has beendischarged from the measuring chamber into the mixing chamher, thereceptacle 23 may be manually turned, through the hand .lever 23 untilthe orifices 44, are on the underside thereof and the syrup will bedischarged through said orifices into the mixing chamber and by therotation of the agitators, thoroughly mixed with the contents of themixing chamber.

Along the lower side of the mixing cham frame work of the mixer, is arotatable shaft 18 which carries rigidly mounted arms 49,

49, whose free ends are pivotally attached to the upper edge of thesliding door 46. One end of the shaft 48carrie's a rigidly mounted lever50 which may be manipulated hack and forth and the shaft 48 therebypartially turned in either direction. \Vhen the lever 50 is manipulatedforwardly. the arms 49 operate to withdraw the sliding door 46 from overthe passageway 5t?) and the mixture is permitted to pass from the mixingchamber through said passageway into a semi-cylindrical compartment 51arranged underneath the mixing chamber and extending from end to endthereof. This compartment. is provided with a screw convcyer 52, bymeans of which the mixture is forced along through the compartment 51and delivered into an elevator 53. The conveyor shaft carries a spurgear wheel 52' which meshes with spur gear wheel 12 andsimilar to thebuckets 5'. The belt 54 open ates over the rollers 55 and 56, the latterof which is driven by the belt 57 which op'erates on'p'ulleys 58 and 59,the latter of which .is rigidly mounted on the shaft 10 and the formerof which is rigidly mounted on the shaft of roller 56. This elevator isprovided with a double discharge 60, 60 providedto discharge the mixedfeed into sacks or bins.

These discharges are controlled by a gate 61 which is operated bymeansof a hand lever 62. The lever'62 maybe manipulated so that the gate61' will'close either of the discharges 60 and divert the contents ofthe elevator through the other discharge or it may be so manipulatedthat't-he "gate will separate the contents of the elevator and allow thecontents to discharge through both of the discharges at the same time,

as shown in ,Fig. 1.

The discharge end of the conveyer 52 has an overflow 63 and in" case theelevator 53 should stop or begins to clog, the contents .of theconveyerwill be forced through said overflow and the conveyer will notbecome clogged or choked.

\Vhile we have shown only one form of our device, it is obvious that themechanical arrangement thereof may be varied without we hereby reservethe right to' make me chanicalcha'nges' 1nthe construction there- 30.

departing from the principle thereof and of, so longas we do notdepart-from the principle thereof, as set forth in the appended claims.-

lVhat we claim is: 1. A mixing ClGVICG' composed of a measuring chamberand a mixing chamber arranged therebelow, a conveyer arranged todischarge the contents thereof into said measuring chamber, a means fordischarging the contents of the measuring chamber into the mixingchamber, a conveyer arranged ad acentto the mixing chamber andPIOVIClQd'iIO receive the contents of said chamber and a gatecontrolling the passage of the contents of said mixing chamber to "saidconveyor.

2. A mixing device including a measuring chamber and a mixing chambertherebeneath, asuitable agitator arranged in said mixing chamber, ameans controlling the passage of the contents of the measuring chamberto the mixing chamber, a conveyor arranged ad acent to the ll'llXlllgchamber and. provided to receive the contents there of, -a gatecontrolling the passage of the contents of the mixing chamber tosaidconvcyer, means for operating said agitator, means for operatingsaid conveyor.

3. A mixing device including -a suitable measuring chamber and aconveyor discharging therein, a mixingchamber arranged beneath saidmeasuring chamber and provided with a discharge outlet therefrom, a gatearranged at the bottom of said measuring chamber for controlling thepassage of the contents of the former chamber to the latter, amanual-mechanism for operating said trap door, said mixing chamber, aeonveyer arranged adjacent to the mixing chamber and so disposed as toreceive the contents of said mixing chamber passing through the outletpassageway thereof, means for operating said agitator and meansforopcrat-ing said con veyer.

an agitator within 4. A mixing device including a measuringchamber and asuitable elevating mechanism discharging therein, a gate arranged in thebottom of said measuring chamber and a mechanism for opening and closingthe same, a mixing chamber arranged beneathsaid measuring chamber andhaving an outlet passageway therein, a gate con-' trolling saidpassageway and, means a for opening and closing the same, a conve eradjacent to said mixing chamber so isposed as to receive the contentsdischarged through said outlet passageway, an agitator within saidmixing chamber, means for operating said agitator, means for operatingsaid conveyor and a rotatable re cepta'ele arranged in the mixingchamber for containing a fluid ingredient, said receptacle havingorifices in one side thereof for the discharge of the contents of saidreceptacle. 5. A mixing device composed of a suitable easing having anupper and lower comsaid lower compartment, positioned so as to receivethe contents thereof discharged through said discharge opening, anelevator arranged to receive the contents of said i conveyer, saidelevator having a plurality of discharges and a means bontrolling'thepassage of the elevator contents through said discharges, v

6. A mixing chaniherineluding a suitable casing having arr upper andlower compartment and a passageway leading from the former. to thelatter, a gate controlling said passageway and a manual mechanism foroperating the same, a rotatable fluid receptacle in the lowercompartment having a plurality of orifices along one side thereof,

means for rotating said receptacle so that the contents thereof willflow through said orifices, an agitator within said lower com partment,said lower compartment having a discharge passageway in the under sidethereof, a sliding gatg controlling said pas sageway and means foroperating said gate,

a conveyer arranged to receive the contents of said last mentionedreceptacle which 'ing into the upper compartment and anelevator forreceiving from said conveyer.

7. A mixing chamber including a suitable casing having an upper andlower compartment and a passagewayleading from the former to the latter,a gate controlling said passageway and a manual mechanism for operatingthe same, a rotatable fluid receptacle in the lower compartment having aplurality of orifices along one side thereof, means for rotating saidreceptacle so that the contents thereof will flow through said orifices,a fluid reservoir and a feed pipe leading therefrom and discharging intosaid receptacle, an agitator within said lower compartment, said lowercompartment hav ing a discharge passageway in the under side thereof, asliding gate controlling said passageway and means for operating saidgate, a conveyor arranged to receive the contents of said last mentionedreceptacle which pass through said discharge openings, all incombination with an elevator discharging into the upper compartment andan elevator for receiving from said conveyer.

8. A mixing device, composed of a suitable casing having an upperandlower compartment and provided with a suitable passageway from theformer to the latter, a gate controlling said passageway and a manualmechanism for opening and closing the same, an agitator in the lowercompart- 'ment and means for operating the same,

said lower compartment being provided with a discharge outlet, and ashdable gate controlling said outlet, a mechanism for opcrating .caidgate, a conveycr adjacent to said lower compartment positioned so as toreceive the contents thereof discharged through said dischargeopening,an overflowoutlct carried by the discharge end of said conveyor, an eleator arranged to re' ceive the contents of said conveyor, said elevatorhaving a plurality of discharges and a means controlling the passage ofthe elevator contents through said discharges.

9. A device of the character described including a measuring chamber anda mixing chamber arranged thei-cbeneath, 'an'elevator discharging itscontents in to the measuring chamber, a gate arranged in the bottom ofsaid measuring chamber and amechanism for opening and closin the sameand thereby discharging the contents .of

.said measuring chamber into said mixin chamber, a rotatable fluidreceptacle in the mixing chamber having a plurality of orifices inoneside thereof, means for automatically supplying a predeterminedquan:city of fluid to said receptacle, means for rotating said receptacle, anagitator within said mixing chamber, a conveyer casing arranged adpicentto the mixing chamber and having a passageway along one side thereofwhich communicates with the mixing chamber, a conveyor within saidcasingprovided to convey the contents of said casing which pass frun themixing chamher through said passageway, 21 slidable gate controllingsaidpassageway, and a mechanism for operating said slidable gate.

10. In a device of the character described, a rotatable fluid receptaclehaving a row of perforations along one side thereof, means for rotatingthe receptacle, a fluid reservoir, a passageway leading from thereservoir to the receptacle and a mechanism controlling said passagewaywhereby a predetermined quantity of fluid is admitted from saidreservoir to said receptacle.

11, .A mixing device including ameasuring chamber and a suitableelevating mechanism discharging therein, a gate arranged in the bottomof said measuring chamber and a mechanism for opening and closing thesame, a mixing chamber arranged beneath said measuring chamber andhaving an outlet passageway therein, a gate controlling said passagewayand means for opening and closing the same, a conveyer adjacent to saidmixing chamber 50- disposed as to receive the contents dischargedthrough said outlet passageway, an agitator within said mixing chamber,means for opcrating said agitator, means' foroperating said conveyor, arotatable receptacle arranged in the mixing chamber for containing afluid ingredient, said receptacle having orifices in one side thereoffor the discharge of the contents of said receptacle, a fluid reservoir,a passageway leading from the reservoir to the receptacle and a mecha-.

nism cont-rolling said passageway whereby a predetermined quantity offluid is admitted from the reservoir to the receptacle. In testimonywhereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

ELBERT S. DIXON, HENRY E. Witnesses J. W. YEAGLEY, MAY MONTGOMERY.

